Proverbs 23:18:4Prov.23.18.W4TAB
וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗
vetikvatekha
“and your hope”
- Transliteration
- ve-tik-va-te-KHA
- Extended
- veh-tik-vaa-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /və.tiq.waːθˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your hope
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-tik-va-te-KHA
- clause
ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
- sentence
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
The coordinating vav in ve-tikvatekha {וְתִקְוָתְךָ | wə-ti-qə-vā-ṯə-ḵā} links the assurance of future outcome with the assurance regarding personal hope, marked by the second person suffix.
In context — Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:18, so the Hebrew word וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ (vetikvatekha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.23.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.18.W4.S1) and character.